Video shooting time I own the Lumix FZ28. No matter how big the SDHC card I use, the camera will only allow me to shoot 8 minutes and 36 seconds of HD video. I've tried a 2gb card and a 16gb card and each time it sets a limit of 8 minutes 36 seconds. Is there any way to expand this? I thought I was purchasing a camera that allows the user to shoot as much video as the SD card allows but this doesn't seem to be the case. Video shooting time I own the Lumix FZ28. No matter how big the SDHC card I use, the camera will only allow me to shoot 8 minutes and 36 seconds of HD video. I've tried a 2gb card and a 16gb... » Read More Video shooting time I own the Lumix FZ28. No matter how big the SDHC card I use, the camera will only allow me to shoot 8 minutes and 36 seconds of HD video. I've tried a 2gb card and a 16gb card and each time it sets a limit of 8 minutes 36 seconds. Is there any way to expand this? I thought I was purchasing a camera that allows the user to shoot as much video as the SD card allows but this doesn't seem to be the case. « Show Less
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Does the camera stop after capturing 2GB of video or does it start a new file? I realize that it is very rare for most people to shoot a single clip that is longer than 5 minutes, but if the camera quietly quits capturing after 2GB, then that might be a problem.
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yes it will stop and you will have to press the button again to start another session. Everytime you stop and start again it creates a new file.
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How to convert (.mov) to another format like .mpeg / .avi without loosing qyuality ? Thanks!
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I guess for different scenes, the compression ratio is different. A smooth scene needs less GBs then a busy one.
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16x9 actual will give you a little more time for the HD 2 gigabyte limit but it's still limited. Again if you reduce resolution you will get a hudge boost in recording time. The file size limit is the OS limitation not the cameras. I suppose if they went with a linux platform they could have longer continuous recording with bigger files. Again unless you are recording a non stop production like A LONG PLAY you'll normally not run into the file size limit. Each time you stop and start a new recording a new file is created and the limit restarts. So you could have 10 - 600 meg files on a 8 gig card and still have space for morve videos. 16x9 actual will give you a little more time for the HD 2 gigabyte limit but it's still limited. Again if you reduce resolution you will get a hudge boost in recording time. The file size limit is the OS limitation not the cameras. I suppose if they went with a linux platform they could have longer continuous recording with bigger files. Again unless you are recording a non stop production like A LONG PLAY you'll normally not run into the file size limit. Each time you stop and start a new recording a new file is created and the limit restarts. So you could have 10 - 600 meg files on a 8... » Read More 16x9 actual will give you a little more time for the HD 2 gigabyte limit but it's still limited. Again if you reduce resolution you will get a hudge boost in recording time. The file size limit is the OS limitation not the cameras. I suppose if they went with a linux platform they could have longer continuous recording with bigger files. Again unless you are recording a non stop production like A LONG PLAY you'll normally not run into the file size limit. Each time you stop and start a new recording a new file is created and the limit restarts. So you could have 10 - 600 meg files on a 8 gig card and still have space for morve videos. « Show Less
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As are the camera and the 16 gb sdhc card, I menaged to record 9 min, 1.42 gb, stopping myself when the show ended. I believe that I could record longer. I cant explain what is the difference between us.
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I have this camera and a few other Panasonic models. I found a freeware video converting program and works nicely for converting from mov. It is called Quick Media Converter. Just search for the title and download it. The version 3.6.5 fixed a few bugs. I usually convert to a wmv file. You can use either an easy or advanced mode that allows for file size and quality.
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The issue is the software Operating system is limited to 2 Gigs per recording session. If you are recording a long video such as a child's play then that's a problem. if stop recording and start another recording session you will be able to fill your card with video. I've rarely recorded continuously for 8 minutes so it's not a problem for me. Also if you reduce the resolution to something less than HD such as VGA you will quadruple your recording minute. Remember if you record a VGA you still have better resloution than DVD.
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The thing is, you may not want long clips anyway. Multiple short clips is not a problem. So starting and stopping solves the problem. If you really need continuous recording, you probably will be better of with an old stationary camcorder anyway.
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I currently am very impressed with the camera. I have two of them and have had them almost two years. I cannot answer your question specifically regarding the 16 gig card but I can tell you that I use an 8gig card for video only with thirty second clip rates. the longest I have left them without checking them was two months and I had almost two hundred video clips of animals. I have never filled up the card. This is during rut in Wisconsin so I think a 16 gig card would last forever, as long as the camera excepted it which is what I am uncertain of. Good luck, cameras are the best I have ever had, way better than Wildgame or Cuddieback from personal experience. I currently am very impressed with the camera. I have two of them and have had them almost two years. I cannot answer your question specifically regarding the 16 gig card but I can tell you that I use an 8gig card for video only with thirty second clip rates. the longest I have left them without checking them was two months and I had almost two hundred video clips of animals. I have never filled up the card. This is during rut in Wisconsin so I think a 16 gig card would last forever, as long as the camera excepted it which is what I am uncertain of. Good luck, cameras are the best I have... » Read More I currently am very impressed with the camera. I have two of them and have had them almost two years. I cannot answer your question specifically regarding the 16 gig card but I can tell you that I use an 8gig card for video only with thirty second clip rates. the longest I have left them without checking them was two months and I had almost two hundred video clips of animals. I have never filled up the card. This is during rut in Wisconsin so I think a 16 gig card would last forever, as long as the camera excepted it which is what I am uncertain of. Good luck, cameras are the best I have ever had, way better than Wildgame or Cuddieback from personal experience. « Show Less
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there is no time limitation for this camera. only problem is the batt only last about 30min for videoing.also, I had a time the camera show over heating when videoing in mexico. which force me to stop.this one support full hd 1080p 60i. fantastic quality.
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It depends on the size of the card you put in it. I put a 16gb microSD in it and I'll never run out of recording time. This model has the lower quality camera so a 1 minute video is about 30MB. If you upgrade to the 2MP camera model, it will be about 150MB for a 1 minute video but the video quality is worth it.
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In my Canon 70D Manual, it says you can shoot about 1 hour of video (IPB compression) in 16GB at FULL (1080) HD. Therefore, 64GB gives you about 4 hours. Using the more "edit friendly" ALL-I compression gives just 22 minutes. Shooting in 1280 doesn't change these estimates appreciably. I made a 30 sec test video in IPB and it was 120MB. That is about 1GB/4 Min. Or 4 hours on a 64GB card (2 on 32GB, 1 on 16GB) - just like the manual says.
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With the free 4GB SD Card that comes with you can record 25 minutes in 5 minute increments.. I use an 8GB card and I get 40 minutes in 5 minute increments before it loops over itself. By looping over itself it will write over the oldest 5 minute increment and so on. The max SD card you can put in is 32GB which should give you 160 minutes, so you should be good for well over 2 hours. Be sure to buy a SD4/32GB Card. It must be an SD4. I use a Kingston SD4/8GB and will upgrade to a SD4/32GB soon.Correction: It should be SD4 or higher. I just bought a SDHC 32GB Class 10 and it works fine after a test drive. With the free 4GB SD Card that comes with you can record 25 minutes in 5 minute increments.. I use an 8GB card and I get 40 minutes in 5 minute increments before it loops over itself. By looping over itself it will write over the oldest 5 minute increment and so on. The max SD card you can put in is 32GB which should give you 160 minutes, so you should be good for well over 2 hours. Be sure to buy a SD4/32GB Card. It must be an SD4. I use a Kingston SD4/8GB and will upgrade to a SD4/32GB soon.Correction: It should be SD4 or higher. I just bought a SDHC 32GB Class 10 and it works... » Read More With the free 4GB SD Card that comes with you can record 25 minutes in 5 minute increments.. I use an 8GB card and I get 40 minutes in 5 minute increments before it loops over itself. By looping over itself it will write over the oldest 5 minute increment and so on. The max SD card you can put in is 32GB which should give you 160 minutes, so you should be good for well over 2 hours. Be sure to buy a SD4/32GB Card. It must be an SD4. I use a Kingston SD4/8GB and will upgrade to a SD4/32GB soon.Correction: It should be SD4 or higher. I just bought a SDHC 32GB Class 10 and it works fine after a test drive. « Show Less
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Greetings! I think that if you have a large enough memory card (SD XC) you will be able to shoot for that long. Actually if you set the video quality lower you can likely go much longer than 90 minutes, as the file size would be reduced. Hope this is helpful!
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I have been using a Sandisk 4GB SDHC (class 2 speed), and a Sandisk 8GB SDHC Extreme III (class 6 speed) with this camera and both seem to work fine. I've noticed that some retailers claim in their "specifications" sections that this camera can only use cards up to 2GB (not SDHC), but I haven't found this to be the case. I'm not sure if I'll actually be able to get the full 4-8GB storage capacity out of my cards, but compatibility hasn't been a problem. Hope this info helps.
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I do not think that there is a limit to the length of the filming. It all depends on the size of your SD card. At 1000 or 480 fps you are getting a much smaller image but a lot of frames. Also when you set the frame rate the length of your possible shoot is calculated depending on the remaining card memory and is indicated somewhere on the screen.
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Chris,It depends on how efficient is your HD camcorder in data compression. My Canon S5, when shooting at only 640x480, 30fps, eats up 1GB of storage for every 8 minutes of video. That means I must use a 16GB SDHC card in order to record up to 120 minutes. In your case you are shooting in higher resolution. So even if the compression is better, I suspect you will still need to use a 16GB card.
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Hi Jorge, It really depends on the camera you are using. I am going to assume it's a GH4 since you are looking at this SD card. I am able to get a little over an hour with my GH4 in the 16:9 24p 4K mode. I hope that is helpful.
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I have recorded video in excess of 45 minutes... all depends on your memory card and its limitations. I use a 32 gig card with this camera.
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I do a lot of recording that is longer than 30 minutes on my Pan-AG-HMC40P using a 32GB memory card. It also breaks the data according to size of data. Don't know if there is a setting to extend the data size or time of recording.
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No problem. According to the G30 manual, recordings can be as long as 12 hours, depending only on the size of the memory card. When a clip exceeds 4GB in size, the camera seamlessly creates another clip but playback is continuous.
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I've been using mine for 5 days now, and got about 5.5 hrs till the CARD FULL message popped up recording in 1080p. I'm still learning, instructions are vague at best. I switched over to the 5 min loop. If I read it right, it should now just keep recording over the older footage. So far, it's a really cool cam............
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I have to use continuous mode because several cameras are switched through. With a 32 Gig card (The largest it will handle) about 24 hours. That also depends on what you are recording, all my cameras are outside so there is always changing images. If you were recording in your home for instance where the walls, floor, furniture etc. don't change you'll probably get better time due to the way video compression works.
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I'm not sure this will work. In my case, after taking a shot the image stays on for a few seconds, meaning that I can't shoot quickly on the next shot. At first, I assumed I had a slow SDHC, so I bought the fastest card I could find. After inserting it, no difference in the camera performance. By accident, however, after taking one shot I tapped the shoot button lightly, and voila, I was good to go with the next shot. Give it a shot. When you get the dark screen, try tapping the shoot button.